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75 PHILADELPHIA DAILY. NEWS if Wednesday, June 6, -1990 DiraK Is for Father fedls' fid; Mastropietro lasrseason batted .310 with 10 homers and 20 RBI. He was often pitched around witness 36 walks. "In Florida, I hurt my hip," Mastropietro said. later, I jammed my right shoulder.

It took me a good 30 games before I was playing without an injury. In the last 17, 1 feel I hit well enough. "All in all, tm just happy to be drafted. I want to go play some MILLER, McCAFFERY PICKED Temple's Todd Miller, a junior righthander from Coplay, went to Boston (round unavailable). Miller was S3 this season with a 2 64 earned run average and 7M strikeouts per nine innings Villanova's Dennis McCaffery, a junior right-fielder from Roselle Park, N.J., and the Big East Player of the Year, was tabbed by the Chicago White Sox on the 20th round.

He batted over .400 with eight homers this season. terfielder, the sting of a disappointing, injury-marred season has been soothed. The Detroit Tigers took Mastropietro. a North Catholic grad, in the 22nd round. "The scout, Ramon Pena, came out to see me play," Mastropietro said.

"Then he called last Sunday. He said I should be drafted somewhere between the 15th and 25th round. It came out 22nd. He must have known what he was talking about" ANEWAL AUTHORIZED Seminole in '88 and Oklahoma State in '89. Even in high school he bounced around, from La Salle to Archbishop Kennedy.

"It's been a long journey," Perna said, "but it has helped me as a ballplayer. I got so much great expe-. rience playing for Georgia Southern, Seminole and Oklahoma State. Having to follow such a long road to get drafted made me a better player. It made me fight my way along.

I always figured I had more to prove than anybody else. "I had to prove to scouts that I was pro material. Going pro is something I've worked for all my life. i Perna had figured the Pittsburgh Pirates would draft him. Tl bet they had somebody at my last 20 games," he said.fThe Reds, 1 dont think, were there more than Paul Faulk, who covers seven Southern states for the Reds, said last night from Laurinburg, N.C., that he had seen Cumberland twice.

The biggest thing I like about Bobby is his overall bat speed," Faulk said. "Even at his size, he's a potential long-ball hitter from both sides. He's got a good glove at third but we might give some thought to converting him to catcher! Also, I love the kid's makeup. He's a positive person, a kid who believes in himself. He knows how far hard wprk can take a person." GIES STILL WAITING Meanwhile, another local Seminole player, former Father Judge righthander Chris Gies, is still awaiting happy news.

Gies, the 1987 Daily News City Pitcher of the Year, this season went 14-3 with a 1.75 earned run average and a 5-to-l strikeout-to-walk ratio. However, he might have hurt his chances by waiting too long to announce his intentions to enter this year's draft pool. i By Ted Silary Daily Newt Sports Writer Every so often, baseball's annual June amateur draft provides even more gratification for fathers than it does for sons. Such was the case in Roxborough yesterday. Tony Perna was ecstatic, of course, that his son, Bobby, a switch-hitting third baseman from Cumberland (Tenn.) University, had been an early-round, selection of the Cincinnati Reds.

But. the elder Perna was just as thrilled for Louisiana State University first baseman Tim Clark, who lives no more than four blocks away. In part, Perna helped Clark be-comfl in eighth-round" pick of: the Milvjukee Brewers. The tory goes like, this: Bobby' Perna starred in 1988 with Seminole (Okia) Junior College. Tony Perna befriended Seminole's coach, Lloyd Simmons, and said he'd be glad to recommend players.

That same year, Clafk, from Roman Catholic High, struggled academically at Spring Garden College and also experienced baseball frustrations. Presto! Just like1, that, T. Perna called Simmons and Clark was headed for Seminole. After starring in "89 and earning enough credits to advance to a four-year school, Clark was recruited by LSln" Entering last night's College World Series 'game, in which LSU ousted The Citadel, 6-1, the 6-4, 205-pound junior was batting .327 with 19 doubles, 11 homers, 60 RBI and a .506 on-base percentage. He added a two-run -homer, last night.

"Timmy worked his butt off," Tony Perna said. "He did the job in the classroom and, in a real high profile JC program, he showed what a player he All he needed was all those at-batsL A break. That's all a lot of Phila-J delphia kids need." Said Bobby: "My dad's great at pick Il3VEEj0RY REDUCTION GUEARAE3GIE THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY I jr 41 GREENFIELD AVE. CKSVROLET ARDM0RE.PA 1QLDSMDBE ()BUICK 1 SHOPPING CENTER Vt Gies last year was a 49th-round draft pick of the Houston Astros. It ing talent He does a good job of placing kids, too.

He getting job was last Sunday when he finally told offers. Some of the scouts who were the Astros, who had retained his rights, that he preferred -to be re IIUnBREDS OF CARS WILL BE Oil DISPLAY AT GTIE LOCATION ACID MUST BE DISCQUnTEB BELOW looking at me said they want him to be a 'Scout" For Bobby Perna, who goes 6-1, 195 pounds, getting drafted (exact round unavailable) concludes an incredible saga. This season for Cumberland, an NA1A school, he batted .438 with 26 home runs, 187 total bases and an .890 slugging percentage. He also had a hitting streak. He had played for Georgia Southern in 87, drafted.

"Scouts from the other teams might not have gotten the word," Gies said. "I talked with my coach llast night). He's going to make some quick calls and see what's happening." TIGERS TAKE MASTROPIETRO For La Salle University's Dave Mas-tropietro, a 6-3, 215-pound junior cen- PRESEPT MARKET PRICE THE PRICE OF EACH VEHICLE WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED ON THE WINDSHIELD MO HACGLitJC! 1 "DEEP" DEALER DISCOUNT jhm a PAGTORY REBATES EXPERT APPRAISERS D3 SQE FINANCE AGENTS SPECIAL OPTION PACKAGES ROCK DO TTOM FINANCE RATES 'THE BODY" ti IrrrSl 'UICK SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL LINCOLN-MERCURY HONDA CHEVROLET BUICK GEO iL -1. HOTLINE HOTLINE: HOTLINE 898-5800 649-5600 649-0300 1 649-4400 48-22-36 K3W thru SAL, JCXE 9 4 Shows Daily 1-5-1-11 Ml RT. 413 FORD ML.

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